I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me.
I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.
The show I did in England catered to a broad range of people. I like that. I don't want nouveau cult status, though I know we've got that sort of audience in the states.
It's funny - if you impersonate somebody, they have no idea it's them.
My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.
It's the poignancy and sadness in things that gets to me.